Carlos Adames would love to forget the days he spent in the junior middleweight division.

Things started off great for the now 29-year-old. He buried practically everyone that stood across the ring from him and found himself on the fast track to a world title shot. Patrick Teixeira, however, had other ideas during their 2019 showdown.

Dropped and considerably bruised, Adames suffered the first defeat of his career. Soon after, the Dominican native hit the reset button and reinvented himself as a middleweight terror.

Four consecutive victories in his new weight class allowed Adames to wrap an interim title around his waist. And, in the first defense of his secondary title, he took care of business, stopping Julian Williams in the ninth round of their clash this last weekend at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

With Jermall Charlo, the division’s full WBC titleholder, seemingly on his way to the super middleweight division to face Canelo Alvarez, Adames could soon be elevated. If his new reign atop the middleweight division is on the verge of becoming a reality, Adames (23-1, 18 KOs) will have a long line of contenders awaiting him. But while he knows good and well that countless fighters are nipping at his heels, Adames has expressed more of an interest in facing the other champions currently housed at 160 pounds.

Janibek Alimkhanuly, the division’s WBO titlist, along with Erislandy Lara, the reigning WBA champion, figure to be at the top of Adames’ Hitlist.

Ultimately, it doesn't truly matter who steps up to the plate. Whether it’s one of those aforementioned champions, or an established veteran such as Liam Smith, Chris Eubank Jr., or Gennadiy Golovkin, Adames has a certain aura about him. One that leads him to believe that he won’t be tasting defeat any time soon.

“I feel that I’m an unbeatable fighter,” said Adames to Showtime Boxing. “I feel that I’m an unbeatable fighter.”